Hair tonic and curling fluid dispensing comb



July 1, 1952' D. M. ACKERMAN l 2,601,858

HAIR Tomo AND CURLING FLUID DISPENSING coMB Filed sept. 27, 195o Patented July 1, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAIR TONIC AND CURLING FLUID DISPENSING MB Dolletta M. Ackerman, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application September 27, 1950, Serial No. 187,064

Claims. 1

rihis invention relates to improvementsintoilet and hair dressers articles and pertains particularly to an improved form oi comb.

A principal object of the present invention is to provide a novel device for combing, and simultaneously applying to the hair desired fluids such as hair tonics, curling lotions or scale treating lotions.

Another object is to provide a comb of the char acter stated which when drawn through the hair, will impart a wave thereto which may be iixed or set by a suitable lotion dispensed from the comb.

A further object is to provide a comb comprising two toothed parts joined together in a novel manner for grasping the hair therebetween and having means for carrying in each part a quantity of a iluid and for dispensing the iluid onto the hair or scalp during the operation of drawing the teeth through the hair.

Still another object of the invention is to provide in a comb of the character stated, a novel type of too-th designed to hold the hair in such a manner as the comb is being used as to impart a wavy contour thereto.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of 'the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part of the specication, with the understanding, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the exact details of construction shown and described since obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a view in perspective of a comb constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional View taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, drawn to an enlarged scale.

Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken substantially on the line :f2-3 oi Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a detailed section taken substantially on the line i-i of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a view in perspective of a single tooth, drawn to an enlarged scale.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing it will be seen that the comb device comprises the two duplicate bodies I0, which are here shown as in the form of rings, although they need not be restricted to this exact form as it will be apparent that they may be partially circular, or ring-like, or somewhat elliptical. However, for ease of description these bodies will be referred to as rings but it is to be understood. that the use of such term here and in the claims is intended to cover any suitable modications of such form.

The ring bodies are formed of any suitable material, such as plastic, for one example, and each is hollow as shown to provide a liquid containing chamber I I.

`The rings It are also shown as flattened and superposed, or coaxially arranged, and they are joined together to have relative pivoted movement toward and away from one another by the provision oi hinge ears I2 which overlap and are coupled by a hinge pin I3 which passes through the ears.

Adjacent to the ears I2 each body carries a short outwardly extending handle I4. These are in spaced parallel relation and have interposed between them a spring I5 which has two outwardly diverging legs I6 which press against and are secured to the opposing faces of the handles so that the action of the spring is to urge the handles apart and move the ring bodies together, in the nature of grasping jaws.

Each of the hollow ring receptacles has a threaded iilling opening in which is screwed a plug I8. Such plug has a bore I9 therethrough which is enlarged through a part of its length to its outer end as indicated at ISa.

In the bore is a reciprocable air valve stem 2E whichhas a head 2I upon its inner end which closes the inner end of the bore I9 when forced outwardly by the spring 22 which surrounds the stem, in the outer part I9a of the bore and is connected therewith as shown.

The inner side or face of each ring body I0, by which is meant that side of each body which confronts, or opposes, the opposite body, carries, in the part thereof opposite to the hinge, a multiplicity of teeth 23. Each of these teeth is formed with an arrow shaped head 24 as shown in Figure 5.

The teeth23 of each ring body are in rows directed perpendicularly to the axis of the hinge pin I3, and the rows of one body are arranged relatively to those of the other body so that when the two bodies are brought together in the nature of two closed jaws the rows of one body will alternate with those of the other body.

The wings, or barbs, 24a of each tooth head hold the hair between the teeth and assures that the hair will not slip in a straight line between the teeth but rather must follow a substantially zigzag course when the comb is pulled through the hair. By this construction and the arrangement whereby the teeth nterengage so that those of two bodies will alternate in the rows there is air valves 2|, the opening of the valve allowing f the uid to escape more rapidly from the Vents 25, as will be readily understood.

It will also be apparent that the device will be used by compressing the handles to effect separation of the toothed ring bodies, after which a mass of hair will be grasped by closing the toothed parts thereon and the teeth will then be drawn through the hair to comb it and eiect the application of liquid thereto.

I claim:

1. A hair treating device of the character set forth comprising a pair of juxtaposed chambered bodies, means pivotally coupling the bodies together whereby they may be separated and brought together in the nature of jaws, teeth carried by each body upon the side thereof opposing the other body, said teeth being intermeshed by the bringing of the bodies together, the bodies being adapted to contain a liquid, and means for "fr Y 2,601,858

discharging the liquid from the bodies at the teeth.

2. A device of the character stated in claim 1, wherein each body has a handle extending outwardly therefrom, the handles of the two bodies being in spaced juxtaposed relation, and a spring interposed between the handles and normally urging the same apart to eiect movement of the bodies together.

3. A device of the character stated in claim 1, wherein said teeth are staggered in rows upon each body whereby the intermeshed teeth of the two bodies have those of one body alternating with those of the other body. Y

4. A device of the character stated in claim l, wherein said teeth are staggered in rows upon each body whereby the intermeshed teeth of the two bodies have those of one body alternating with those of the other body, and an arrow head formed upon each of said teeth, each head having two oppositely disposed wing portions.

5. A device of the character stated in claim 1, with means for introducing liquid into each body. and a valve means for admitting air into each .a body.

DOLLETTA M. ACKERMAN.

No references cited. 

